The Heckscher Museum of Art presents dynamic exhibitions and inspiring museum programs, serving the people of the Town of Huntington and all of Long Island. It maintains an important Permanent Collection that includes more than 2,300 pieces by American and European artists. The museum was founded in 1920 by Anna and August Heckscher who donated the building and 185 works of art to the Town of Huntington. Mr. and Mrs. Heckscher envisioned Heckscher Park and the Museum as the center of the community’s cultural, recreational, and social life. Inspired by that vision, the Museum has championed the value of publicly accessible art and arts education for everyone. The founding collection includes works by European Old Masters such as Lucas Cranach, François Girardon, and Henry Raeburn, as well as important 19th and 20th century American painters examples being Edward and Thomas Moran, Ralph Albert Blakelock, and George Inness.